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    the overfishing of sharks, has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems. Types of overfishing include growth overfishing, recruitment overfishing, and...
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    The Mediterranean Sea (/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ MED-ih-tə-RAY-nee-ən) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost...
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  • continues to suffer from many environmental issues like land degradation and overfishing. Land degradation caused by overgrazing, soil erosion, loss of topsoil...
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  • End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat is a book by journalist Charles Clover about overfishing. It was made into a movie...
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    established in 1977, and is therefore in international fishing waters. Overfishing became a serious issue in the latter 20th & early 21st centuries. Cod...
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    be only about 10% of pre-industrial levels, largely due to overfishing. Most overfishing is due to the extensive activities of the fishing industry....
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    on artisanal fishing. The overfishing generally comes from foreign trawlers operating in the region. To combat the overfishing, Greenpeace has recommended...
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  • and overfishing. The United Nations' framework for Sustainable Development Goals includes targets to end subsidies that contribute to overfishing within...
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    in the North Sea into the 20th century, when numbers declined due to overfishing. Other factors like the introduction of non-indigenous species, industrial...
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    majority consumes it as sashimi, sharing its food culture with Japan. Overfishing is an issue prevalent among the three major seas surrounding South Korea...
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    species of eel. They are critically endangered due to hydroelectric dams, overfishing by fisheries on coasts for human consumption, and parasites. European...
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    Atlantic Halibut has been a major target of fishing since the 1840s with overfishing causing the depletion of the species in the Georges Bank in 1850, then...
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  • face many anthropogenic threats. Common human-induced threats include overfishing, pollution, habitat loss and destruction, climate change and invasive...
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    the overfishing of sharks, has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems. Types of overfishing include growth overfishing, recruitment overfishing, and...
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    Fishing in India is a major sector within the economy of India contributing 1.07% of its total GDP. The fishing sector in India supports the livelihood...
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    considered at risk of extinction because of human activity, in particular overfishing, hunting, and land development. The idea for a Red Data Book was suggested...
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    Fish (section Overfishing)
    fisheries were classified as overfished". Overfishing is a major threat to edible fish such as cod and tuna. Overfishing eventually causes fish stocks to collapse...
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    swordfish, and tuna, as well as shellfish. Overfishing has become a serious problem in some areas. Overfishing leads to depleted fish populations and closed...
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    Ocean (section Overfishing)
    the overfishing of sharks, has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems. Types of overfishing include growth overfishing, recruitment overfishing, and...
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    743. The sheer number of Thai fishing vessels is a key contributor to overfishing. Even the president of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA), Chanintr...
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    including overfishing and occupational safety. Additionally, the combined pressures of climate change, biodiversity loss and overfishing endanger the...
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    broad question of sustainability. Overfishing can be sustainable.[dubious – discuss] According to Hilborn, overfishing can be "a misallocation of societies'...
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    revealed that overfishing was eliminated in 15 major fish stocks while overfishing was initiated in 12 major fish stocks. To improve their overfishing prevention...
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    depletion (16%, 7% and 1% respectively) and needed rebuilding. The threat of overfishing is not limited to the target species only. As trawlers resort to deeper...
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    Boy" 1899). It is threatened by habitat loss, habitat degradation and overfishing, and it already has declined by more than an estimated 50%. The prospect...
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    agreed upon 6,000 tonnes; the value of such overfishing would be as much as US$2 billion. Such overfishing has severely damaged bluefin stocks. According...
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    commercially under the name "snow crab." Tanner crabs have suffered from overfishing and as a result strict controls have been placed on tanner crab fisheries...
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    Since 1970, shark populations have been reduced by 71%, mostly from overfishing. Until the 16th century, sharks were known to mariners as "sea dogs"...
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    populations. Overfishing also occurs. Chesapeake Bay once had a flourishing oyster population that has been almost wiped out by overfishing. Oysters filter...
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    on fisheries. 171 million tonnes of fish were produced in 2016, but overfishing is an increasing problem, causing declines in some populations. Because...
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